Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheltenham and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheltenham and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Cheltenham is 10.5% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 6.7% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Cheltenham is 5.7% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 0 with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.25 £14.9
$16.09 €13.89
25.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.8 £60.9
$64.1 €55.3
29.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.83 £7.97
$10.28 €8.88
5.35%
Cappuccino
$4.48 £3.3
$2.78 €2.4
61.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.04 £1.5
$2.23 €1.92
-8.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.39 £1.02
$1.57 €1.35
-11.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.52 £4.06
$3.41 €2.95
61.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.88 £5.07
$3.82 €3.3
80.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 £1.11
$1.14 €0.98
32.46%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 £0.51
$1.73 €1.49
-59.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.08 £1.53
$1.67 €1.44
24.55%
Eggs
$4.57 £3.37
$3.13 €2.7
46.01%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.69 £3.45
$13.31 €11.5
-64.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.27 £5.35
$7.99 €6.9
-9.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.57 £11.46
$15.97 €13.79
-2.50%
Apples (1kg)
$2.09 £1.54
$2.28 €1.97
-8.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 £1.31
$1.7 €1.47
4.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.02 £1.49
$2.04 €1.76
-0.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 £2.62
$2.55 €2.2
39.22%
Potato (1kg)
$1.4 £1.03
$1.76 €1.52
-20.45%
Onion (1kg)
$1.82 £1.34
$2.05 €1.77
-11.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 £0.76
$1.98 €1.71
-47.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.53 £1.13
$0.81 €0.7
88.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.21 £12.67
$6.59 €5.69
161.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.85 £5.77
$5.87 €5.07
33.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.85 £1.36
$1.33 €1.15
39.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 £1.46
$2.92 €2.52
-32.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.47 £2.55
$2.27 €1.96
52.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$56.6 £41.62
$46.15 €39.85
22.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.01 £2.95
$4.23 €3.66
-5.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.4 £1.03
$0.86 €0.75
62.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$25.02 £18.42
$18.68 €16.13
33.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.09 €1.81
-9.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.1K £28.1K
$34.5K €29.8K
10.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.1K £30.2K
$39.6K €34.2K
3.56%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$255 £188
$148 €128
71.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.11 £11.85
$20.98 €18.11
-23.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.38 £31.92
$39.65 €34.24
9.41%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.56 £32.79
$47.92 €41.37
-7.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.94 £17.62
$18.57 €16.03
28.92%
Cinema Ticket
$13.32 £9.81
$9.38 €8.1
42.00%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,395 £1,027
$607 €524
129.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.7K £10.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
-15.08%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$109 £80.2
$104 €90.1
4.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.56 £26.17
$41.09 €35.48
-13.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 £83.2
$92.7 €80
22.03%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.8 £73.4
$119 €102
-15.92%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,195 £879
$1,592 €1,375
-24.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$941 £692
$1,262 €1,090
-25.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,259 £1,663
$3,046 €2,630
-25.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,649 £1,214
$2,069 €1,787
-20.31%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,629 £4,143
$7,280 €6,286
-22.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,703 £4,197
$4,549 €3,928
25.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cheltenham
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,001 £2,944
$1,462 €1,263
173.58%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.79
3.81
51.97%

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Last update for Cheltenham: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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